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Japan, EU Announce Sweeping New Security Partnership

Japan and the European Union are launching a new security partnership amid increasing aggression by Russia, North Korea, and communist China.
Japan, EU Announce Sweeping New Security Partnership
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) speak following the signing of a new security and defense partnership in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2024. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Japan and the European Union are launching a new security partnership to lay the groundwork for closer cooperation on a wide-ranging suite of defense and security issues.

The partnership is the first of its kind between the EU and an Indo-Pacific nation, according to Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who announced the deal on Nov. 1.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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